Saturday, February 26, 2011

Technology Definitions

Formative assessment
When teachers take students were they are and  build upon what they already know. In formative assessment teachers will monitor the progress of students over a period of time.
  • State Exams
  • Poll the Class
Summative assessment De
Occurs at the end of an assessment. It allows students and teachers to be more analytical about assessment
  • Benchmark assessment
  • End of chapter assessment
Learning objectives
The outcome of what a student should learn  from a given lesson
  • Obj.: To learn how to write in all four modes of writing effectively
                      To identify plot, character, setting and dialogue in narrative writing
Curriculum- Framing Questions
Questions that are designed to promote cognitive development throughout a given project.
  • Open-ended questions or essential
  • Unit questions
  • Content questions
Gauge Student Needs
Performing different assessment methods to see what area student needs the most help
  • Monitoring student performance through test
  • Oral assessments

Encourage self-direction and collaborations
When teachers allow student to be a part of their own learning process. Allowing students to work with each other outside the classroom.
  • Group projects
  • Using Web based collaboration, such as blogs
Monitor progress
Staying abreast of students performance as an effort to help students’ continued growth
  • Bench mark test
  • End of the 9 weeks grading
Check for understanding and encourage metacognition
To assess students by asking for feed back on a given skill
  • Informal test
  • Question and answer sessions
Demonstrate understanding and skills
When student  show teacher how well they understand objective
  • Giving students different assignments to show if they have mastered skill
  • Keeping data profile sheet to monitor skill mastery

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